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Sushmita Sundaram

‘The Bangalore Detective Club’: Where the mystery does not last longer than a hookup

Murder, mayhem, and love figure in strong doses in Harini Nagendra’s fiction debut.

Sushmita Sundaram
· May 28, 2022 · 05:30 pm
Nish Kumar: Meet the Indian-origin comic who has become the ‘face of combative British satire’

Like so many British Asian comics, Kumar was influenced by the groundbreaking TV series ‘Goodness Gracious Me’. But his work is much angrier, less optimistic.

Sushmita Sundaram
· Apr 30, 2019 · 11:30 am
Vir Das wants to go global: ‘I want to be an authentic Indian voice on the world circuit’

The comic’s new stand-up special on Netflix, ‘Losing It’, marks another step in his bid for international acceptance.

Sushmita Sundaram
· Dec 26, 2018 · 11:30 am

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Kaapi-obsessed Bengaluru is fostering a new coffee culture over mochas and lattes

Specialty coffee shops may never replace old darshinis, but they do have a winning ingredient.

Sushmita Sundaram
· Jun 05, 2018 · 11:30 am